00:00often in the last five seasons, but does that experience help going to this game?
00:06For our club, as much as you play against the best teams in all history in this competition,
00:12you learn and improve and you are better in the future.
00:16You've had two mid-weeks in a row with no fixture.
00:20How much of a difference does that make going into the final hectic last couple of months?
00:25If we win, it would have been perfect, if not, we have to play every three days.
00:32We have a rest, we make a really good training session and we are ready for Ellen Road.
00:38Back to the Premier League this weekend, it can be obviously really hostile at Leeds.
00:42What sort of challenge would you expect at Ellen Road?
00:45Ellen Road is Ellen Road and Daniel made the last results,
00:53you know, going to Stamford Bridge or Villa Park and got results.
01:01They have even the blues that his own crowd, but yeah, we are ready to do this challenge again.
01:09Just to check on the team, please. How is everybody this week?
01:15Very good.
01:16Jeremy, is he close to returning yet?
01:18Sorry?
01:18Jeremy, how is he?
01:20Yesterday made the first training session, yeah.
01:22When will you expect to see him playing again?
01:25I don't know. We'll talk with the doctor's issues afterwards.
01:28Sure.
01:30Hi, Pep. Just a couple of questions on Ramadan, which is ongoing at the moment.
01:34Did you have to alter the schedules at all, or training, or allow players to pray if they need to?
01:42And how have you seen the players coping during the month?
01:46Yeah, good. They follow his tradition, religious tradition, and of course you have a good nutritionist,
01:52and they adapt to what the team needs, and cannot adapt for the schedule for the time for the Premier
02:00League.
02:00And yeah, I think they are used, you know, they are not young,
02:05and they are used many, many years playing in this, in this period.
02:09The sun sets tomorrow in Leeds after the match has kicked off,
02:13so some players might have been fasting all day.
02:16Do you have to consider a team selection for the likes of Mahmoud, Cherky, Aydin Uri, and Kuzinov?
02:22They are well taken care of, and they know how you handle his situations.
02:30And finally, Assistant Kolo is someone who has played in the Premier League,
02:35and knows how to deal with that in Ramadan.
02:36He's not going to play tomorrow.
02:38Sorry?
02:39He's not going to play tomorrow.
02:41No, but have you gone to him for advice?
02:44Has he lent his knowledge about Ramadan and being a Muslim player in the Premier League?
02:48No, to me, no.
02:49But the players, I think they are not new, no?
02:52Both Ryans and Omar and Kusa.
02:55So it's not the first time, you know, they live, you know, the Ramadan.
03:00And they know perfectly with the handle.
03:02Of course, they are in touch with the nutrition, especially with the doctors,
03:06and adapt and what they have to do, and that's all.
03:10Good afternoon. Hope you're well.
03:11Can I just ask you about going to opposition grounds?
03:14And Zeland Road has that bear pit feel, especially under the lights.
03:18They've not lost under the lights for the last 25 games.
03:23Do you have favourite grounds that you like to go to?
03:26You've been here 10 years now going around Premier League grounds.
03:29Do you have a favourite opposition ground?
03:32Well, in 10 years, I've been not many times.
03:34Since Marcelo Biasa, you know, promoted the Premier League,
03:40we have been there, you know, it has been an incredible stadium,
03:43a good vibe, and we know it about many.
03:46I think there are a lot of many Premier League stadiums,
03:51like they are traditional and they are really good.
03:53Zeland Road is one of them.
03:55But do you have a favourite one?
03:59Many.
03:59I like, I like a lot, I like Fulham, I like Watford, for example,
04:05it's traditional, the old Goodison Park.
04:09I've been from another country, coming to the traditional stadiums,
04:14I like it, of course, the new ones are beautiful, but yeah.
04:18And can I ask you about the cocktails,
04:20the invitation that you put out a few days ago?
04:22When the players came back to train on Wednesday,
04:24did you get the impression they'd had a good time and had a good relax?
04:28They trained really well, these two days, yeah.
04:31What gives you that feel, that idea to give them the three days off?
04:35Was that something that's been in your mind for a while?
04:38You know the idea why we had a day off, right?
04:41You know the idea.
04:42It's not to go to Malibs.
04:46Since September, October, we don't have long weeks,
04:48so the moment you can have, I learn in this country, less is more.
04:52And we can train less because we are competition.
04:54The schedule allowed us.
04:55You have to clean the minds and legs to come back better.
05:02Hi, Pep.
05:04You've experienced yourself at Barcelona,
05:06what Mikel Arteta is going through right now,
05:08that pressure of trying to win a first league title as a manager.
05:11I just wonder, what's that pressure like?
05:14What do you remember of that time?
05:16Trying to get over the line,
05:17and how does that compare maybe to when you were a player
05:19going for a league championship?
05:20I don't remember.
05:22I'm not here to give advice to Mikel.
05:26And you've had some incredible title races with Liverpool here
05:29over the years where it was relentless,
05:30both teams winning right to the very end.
05:33Are you expecting something similar,
05:34or do you think it's much harder to do that in the Premier League?
05:36I've said many times, I would like to tell you,
05:37but I don't know.
05:39When we won this incredible run in Liverpool years ago,
05:42I didn't know it that time before it happened.
05:45I don't know now.
05:46He's on the road and that's always my concern in my mind.
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